SynthesisArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2017
Factors Influencing the Efficacy of Aerobic Exercise for Improving Fitness and Walking Capacity After Stroke: A Meta-Analysis With Meta-Regression.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effect of exercise on walking economy in patients with chronic neurological conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Physical fitness training for stroke patients.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Aerobic Exercise Recommendations to Optimize Best Practices in Care After Stroke: AEROBICS 2019 Update.Physical therapy · 2020Guideline
- Physical Activity, Injurious Falls, and Physical Function in Aging: An Umbrella Review.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2019Pooled it
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- Training Parameters and Adaptations That Mediate Walking Capacity Gains from High-Intensity Gait Training Poststroke.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2025Trial
- An 8-week Forced-rate Aerobic Cycling Program Improves Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Persons With Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- Gains in Daily Stepping Activity in People With Chronic Stroke After High-Intensity Gait Training in Variable Contexts.Physical therapy · 2022Trial
- An Intelligent Cardiopulmonary Training System and Adherence to Training Intensity: A Feasibility Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Feasibility and adherence to moderate intensity cardiovascular fitness training following stroke: a pilot randomized controlled trial.BMC neurology · 2021Trial
- Forced and Voluntary Aerobic Cycling Interventions Improve Walking Capacity in Individuals With Chronic Stroke.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2021Trial
- The Aphasia Physical EXercise (APEX) study: feasibility of a new high-intensity functional interval training for stroke survivors with aphasia.Aphasiology · 2026Article
- Safety and Benefits of Moderate to High Intensity Aerobic Exercise During the Subacute Phase of Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2026Review
- Group Telerehabilitation to Improve Balance and Mobility in Patients After Stroke Performed at Home: A Feasibility and Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- High-Intensity Interval Training Enhances Cardiovascular and Functional Outcomes Compared With Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training in Higher-Functioning Chronic Stroke.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- Associations between objective and self-perceived physical activity and participation in everyday activities in mild stroke survivors.PloS one · 2025Article
- Enhancing Heart Rate-Based Estimation of Energy Expenditure and Exercise Intensity in Patients Post Stroke.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Co-Designed Cardiac Rehabilitation for the Secondary Prevention of Stroke (CARESS): A Pilot Program Evaluation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Predictive discriminative accuracy of walking abilities at discharge for community ambulation levels at 6 months post-discharge among inpatients with subacute stroke.Journal of physical therapy science · 2023Article
- A Comparison of Three Common Rehabilitation Interventions Used to Improve Cardiovascular Fitness after Stroke: An Overview of the Literature.BioMed research international · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the influence of dosing parameters and patient characteristics on the efficacy of aerobic exercise (AEX) poststroke. DATA SOURCES: A systematic review was conducted using PubMed, MEDLINE, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, and Academic Search Complete. STUDY SELECTION: Studies were selected that compared an AEX group with a nonaerobic control group among ambulatory persons with stroke. DATA EXTRACTION: Extracted outcome data included peak oxygen consumption (V˙o DATA SYNTHESIS: Significant between-study heterogeneity was confirmed for all outcomes. Pooled AEX effect size estimates (AEX group change minus control group change) from random effects models were V˙o
conclusionsAEX significantly improves aerobic capacity poststroke, but may need to be task specific to affect walking speed and endurance. Higher AEX intensity is associated with better outcomes. Future randomized studies are needed to confirm these results.
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